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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

The care OF the teeth should begin in
childhood. II they become affected aud
show signs of degeneration before a Ger
tain age, it is evidence that there exist 8
certain constitutional defects and de-
rangements-a fact to which sufficient
Importance is rarely directed. Although
the disorders may be overcome, aud per-
feet bodily health in later life be en-
joycd, the teeth, which suffered from
the general weakness and ill-health, can
never reach that perfect condition the
other parts of the body. without exccp-
ton, may attain. If the teeth of child
become affected, not only should the
cause be sought for in the general health.
but the duty of the parents demands
that every effort should be made to pre-
serve them from destruction. While
some teeth are irrctrievably ruined be-
fore certain varieties of decay are sus-
pccted, habits of cleanliness will do
much to arrest disease and aid in Their
preservation. Children should be taught
to be scrupu!ously exact in the care of
the teeth. A soft brush ought to be
used by them after each meal, before re-
firing, and at their morning toilet.
Should signs of decay appear, or ten
dcncy to deformity DC noticed, then
they ought at once be placed under the
care of dentist, that impor ant profess
sional so rarely sought by certain classes,
at least, excepting when extraction be-
comes imperative.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27
The Monkeys Fatal CURIOSITY.

n gentleman who returned recently
from Aspinwall tells the following curl
Gus story OF the manner in which tho
natives of the interior of the Isthmul of
Panama capture monkeys:
"Almost all the pet monkeys in this
country" said he, "come from Gorgona.
small village half way on tn. line of
the Panama railroad. The inhabitants
arc mostly native negroes, for no white
man could live in the village month
unless he took quinine constantly. The
surrounding country is swampy and
covere with dense mass of luxuriant
vegetation. At nightflll thick mia,-
ina rises from the ground and hangs
over the forests like a cloud. This place
is the monkeys paradise. They travel
through the forests in troops, going
wherever the king monkey leafs. When
the natives have been appriscd Of the
presence OF a troop, they 90 about
warily to capture them Their plan is n
simple one. A hole is cut in tho shell
OF cocoanut just large enough 20 admit
n monkeys Enclosed paw. Tic
cocoanut is scoopcd out aud lump Of
sugar placed in the hollow. A string is
then attached to this novel trap aud tho
negroes conceal themselves until the
monkeys pass by. Curiosity is one Of
the chief characteristics Of these little
creatures, and when they espy the cocoa
nut lying upon the ground they come
down carefully. The lump Of sugar
does not long escape their notice, and
one Of them thrusts paw through the
aperture to grab it. With tho lump Of
sugar in his hanl he finds it impossible
10 withdraw it, nor will his greedy
nature allow him 20 abandon his prize.
The neg ocs have no difficulty in draw
ing him nearer and nearer 20 their am
bush, the whole troops scamporing mad
" about him, chattcr,ng and gesticuat-
ing as only monkeys can. When they
have arrived within easy reach large
net is thrown out and they arc made
prisoners. Twenty or thirty are often
captured at ono haul The natives sell
them TO the employees Of the Panama
railroad, who in turn dispose OF them
in the American market
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27
No Joke for thn Don

A curious incident, which resulted
fatally to dog, occurred ut an Indian
wigwam near Lewiston, Idaho. tho
other day, between Prof. McAlister. the
magicion, and the noble redskins. The
Indians had a small dog that the pro.
fessor took quite a fancy to, and he
made himself quite familiar with the
brute By patting and petting him. Tic
asked tho Indians how much they would
take for him, to which they rcpiied
That they did not want TO self him. Tho
profe5sorsaid ''him very valuable dog, -
at the same time rubbing him down the
back TO his tail length, NJ each stroke
taking handful OF m1ney f.om tbs end
Of his tail, also from his mouth. cars
and noic. At these strange proceedings
the Indians stood in awe anl astonish.
mont. Alter tho profcs or icf. their
premises, they took tho dog down 10
the river bank aad killed and disscctcd
him. But TO their great cbaqrin. they
found that the professor had MIXED him
OF all the money Il Argonaus.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27
well.Preseryed Meat.

The River Viloui, in North Siberia. il
frozen greater part of the year. In the
cold season the natives follow its course
to the SoUt'i; and as spring comes on
they return. 1t was during one Of these
migrations that an entire rhinoccrous was
discovered. The river, swollen by the
melting snow and ice, had overflowcd its
banks and undermined the frozen ground.
until finally, with a crash, huge mass
OF mingled earth and ice broke away and
camc laundering down. Some OF the
moro daring natives ventured near and
were rewarded by a sight wonderful in
the extreme. A broad section of lev
earth had been exposed, and hanging
from a layer Of ice and gravel was Great.
urc so weird that at first they would not
approach IL. It hung partly free. and
had evidently been uncovered by the land
slide. From the head extended n long
horn, as tall as some OF the chiIdren
while behind II was another, smaller ono
But the strangest feature of this curious
monster was that il was covered with
hair.
At first, the astonished discoveries
thought the creature was alive. and that
It had pushed aside the earth, and was
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27


fk.sv a "a ny tsyhooa; In . Ionssoms
ss3~y n>ssow.
Lac 1rysd's nsrro~ hiia-n By the woods
an srsh>. s~>rs
In eye c,>1>: n><k ths srnthlpe and grew
cara sn1 ~ wlkh >hsio~.
Al ] is.sS - uutkfsi d~p,ss. where
sv~ry $500 lay - clear.
I srspr~s ny hs.a sna drank g. and
~ssca~s tk- -sn..ss 1aivee
o< th~ rissa sx rinxs % silver - the drops
a Uyst~i TN;
pss'sss ta~ rcs~r Ersr-~s from the little
wickfux river
II 81 i>st sn~-. ss frssnds know, every
s~cres q ne veil
BE cn< asy I God lsssss o., ca q sudden.
un~xp-c,.d
whra ths s1s h~d crs->-d The valley and Q
shadow IA ts~ risc..
An1 ! icsk-i In ne dsrk ~aterS saw my
psiIsa chsek r-fec;~i
And ts<s6e - booking Upward, met an
svd. r~pssis f.rs.
iDoking uPssrd furtive. s;sr,sei at the
sil.nt s-ifs intrszioa.
IN n n cart~s toward the grasses. ant !
-ss no, ~h.fe n 81.
bss kn~~ % eyes ~eie on rae. and the old
iirns s~cs, niu-s0n
OF the pure and perfect symbol I had
sherished thsrs ws- dead
ca. thu pain 10 know the perjury Of seeming
truth that bie-s-si
My soul vas SCARED like ain 10 see the false
hoof q the place
And the innscen, - that mocked me: while in
dim. UNSEEN rccessss
There vas llrking fonlcr secrets than the
furtivs reptile fac,.
And since then-ah. Why he burieni when
Joyous faces grcst ms
With eyes OF lmpid innocencs and words
devoid q art,
cannot trust their seeming, hut must ak
whs. eyes would meet me
Could look in sudden silence at the secrets
o. the hsar;.-tJouS BOYLE ORKILIY.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

] was little in advance Of you,,' he
added, and am glad to be able to Of
Ter you my arm, for the path Is really
perilous At this hour.
He gently raised Nellie from . hear
on the ground to her own slender,
graceful height.
An attempt to step. however, was &C
painful that he rather carried than AZ.
sisted her. At the door Of our hotel
the opportunc young maa was revealed
by the light TO be dark eycd and pleas
ing Of feature.
Something in the trick of his voice, a,
Nellie having been deposited on the
sofs, he bowed and left ia, seemed IA.
milisr. but the impression was gone in q
moment.
Tho next morning the card OF Ernest
dc In Pciricre was handed to me and
found the kindly face Of our cavalie,
Of the previous night before me, anxiou.
10 know IL madame lad rested well and
~ he who Was so dcsolc at the mishap,
might be allowed to shorten her hours OF
confinement by sending some new books
aud flowers.
What could ! do but smile on so pleas
ant an offer for my young sister, and
permit any one disposed to be sympa.
thetic TO make an occasional visit.
The iedium Of our stay and Nellie.
slow recovery was lightcned to an extent
that soon alarmed me, for detected q
brightness in Ncllic's face when NJ. d.
Ia Perriere's fair face was heard, and 8
soft, almost carcssing tone in his voice
when saying only the commonplace,
greetings Of tho day.
What was best to dot had not beer
wise in allowing stranger TO ingratiatt
himself into our favor.
sat one day worrying my poor,
racked brain once more in continuing
way 10 diminish the intimacy now fell
to have been rashly encouraged.
Suddenly NJ. dc la Perric re stood be-
fore me. begging to b, allowed to sit
by my side. He told me in plain, earn
est words, OF his love for Nellie and hi.
desire to make her his wife. He gave
me undisputab!e proof of his w alth,
good position, and high moral char
acter.
What a weight was liftc from my
heart! need not tell Of warm assent and
sisterly congratulations.
We returned to the hotel and I Judi.
ciously left the cnamored swain to tell
the old, old story.
When next entered the room Nellie
was looking quietly content, and Ernest
radient, but with an amused light in his
eyes rs he drew an ordinary little slip Of
paper from WELL worn Russia-leathel
pockct-book.
Would you like to hear my be
trothed's first love letter to meY' he
said. And he cool.y read aloud tho
contritc note Nellie had written to he,
pickpocket.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

According to the Cultivator, the law
passed by the last Congress, prohibiting
foreigners from purchasing public lands
in this country, has created great excite
ment in foreign financial circles. 1t ev!.
IDENTIFY came mono too soon, rs in London
it has knocked in the head great va
riety OF schemes to dispose OF large
tracts. American ranch owners were
finding London better III r<ct than this
country for the disposal of large areas.
There is considerable uncertainty in the
feel n financial world on the bearing Of
this new law as relating to mortgages
held abroad on American lands, which
are indirect and contingent ownership.
The law prohibiting foreigners from
buying land in this country need work
no great hardship, as any one may easily
rid himself OF this disability by coming
to this country and becoming citizen.
This plan has so long been successfully
prac;iced that it may now be safely recon.
mcndcd to all whom il may concern.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27
ID. WOODEN smehe cure.

So much interest is expressed in The
cures of fclons, bruises, ETC., effected by
means Of wooden smoke, tina. we give
the record OF fresh case. Last Sunday
little child of five years old fell from
some high place upon his face and struck
three upper teeth entirely through the
upper lip. They had to b. extracted,
but tho agony of the wound was fearful.
His mother left him in some ones care
and. went out to do her washing on Mon
day. She was told of the smoke cure,
and when she went back on Monday
evening applied it to tho child. She
took the prccaution to pnt cent uaon
the hole in the inverted flower pot, that
she might regulate the smoke, anil
guarding his nose aud mouth from in
haling it, applied it to the wounded lip
and the violently concusscd jaw. In ten
minutes the pain was much relieved.
In an hour the child seemed rs well rs
ever, except that the mouth was sore,
and he could only drink, not cat. : Bos-
ton Transcript.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27
a Merican nfrd-selter,s Trick

Every here and there in tho CITY of
Mexico may be seen a man standing on
the curbstone holding out his finger. on
which pcrchcs n dainty bril-, with
ncv an attempt 70 spread its wings
and H. away, although its little, beady,
bright eyes are full OF terror at the roar
OF the street. i the little creature
druggcdi No; u is to- alert and bright
OF gre FOR that. What. tea, Is tho
secret Of its tamercssf Il il in like con-
di'ion 70 the jumping fog Of Calaveras
thc vcndcr havin, taken the precau,ion
to f. up It's gullct with shot before sal.
lying forth to find an unposicd pur.
chaser.
IL IS unslfc 20 buy birds sold IN the
City Of Mexico, except with tho prccau-
ton Of keeping them several days on
trial, les. they die shortly, ana after a
bargain is concluded after such test
they should n,vr be trusted I'm p.e
hands Of tho seller, who WI administer
dose witch viii ki,l them after a Ger.
tain pcriol, 10 lcIvs vacancy for fresh
salcs.-tSan Fb1ci.co Chronicle.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

An engineering work that has taken
over a century to construct can hardly
fail to offer some points of interest
and illustrates the march Of
events during the years Of
its progress. An instance Of its kind is
to be found in tunnel not long since
completed. but which was commenced
over 100 years ago. This tunnel or ndit,
as 1t should be moro strictly termed, is
at Schemniiz, in Hungary. Its con.
struction was agreed upon in IT'S. tho
object being to carry Of the water from
the Schemnitz mines to the lower part
OF the Gran Valley. The work is now
complete, and according to German
paper it forms the longest tunnel in tho
world, being 1927 miles long, or about
one mile longer than 81. Gothard. and
1-2 miles longer than Mount Gents.
The height is nine feet ten inches and
the breadth five feet three inches.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

coming out. But the great rhinoceros
was dead, and had probably been en-
tombed thousands Of years. The body
was frozen as hard as stone, and the hair
covered hide seemed like frozen leather.
and did not hang in folds as does the
akin OF living species. Several months
passed before the animal was entirely un.
covered, and 40 perfectly had nature pre-
served it, that IL was then cut up and the
flesh given to the dogs.
The news Of this discovery passed from
native to native and from town to town,
until II reached the ears Of government
officer. lie at once sent orders for the
preservation Of the carcass, but tho flesh
had already been destroyed; and now
only its head and feet arc preserved in
one Of the great museums Of Russia. -
S. Nicholas
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27


Epilepsy Is ono Of the most obstIn ate
diseases which physicians encounter.
Yet that It is durable IL ~ generally con-
ceded. Doubtless one reason Why fewer
epileptics recover il because. ~ rule
they are not persistent enough in tho
treatment and, again. depend almost
entirely upon tho use Of drugs neglect
ing hygien;c measures which arc scarcely
Of less Importance. Those unfortunatcs
who are victims Of the mnlady should
not assume, - 90 many do. that recov-
cry il impossible. They should find
courage in the fact that larger per cent
are being cured ut tho present day than
formerly. Ono physician who has much
used electricity in the treatment OF cpl
lcpsy unhcsitatingly affirms that it is Of
much value as curative agent There
is certain proportion OF Gases Which.
failing to receive moro than temporary
benefit from the bromidcs, might rcovcr
when the treatment is reinforced by tho
judicious application of electricity. -
Boston Herald.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

How brilliant Allultu. ID Chat,ors
i'," sail Mss \ lin, l., Frit,ors to hci
friend, JOS ph.n1 Mob III, a. the Gle
CANT, gil,-cdccd youth Left Tho room.
"IIc really is like champagno-hc has Sc
much sparkle about him."
eyes" answcrc Miss NJ Bo,tz. "but
there's no pop about him. Hos beer
alone with mc for an hour past and
never said a word TO the point, though
/ was hoping every moment he'd go OF. n
II The Am -rican.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27
Hotels fu Cuba.

A Cuban hotel is a curiosity 10 stran-
gers. The dining rooms here face the
street, and they are as open rs though
no wall separated them from it. The
Office counter and writing table, OF
writing room, are at tho end of the din
ing room, and eating. writing and bust.
ness goes on inside OF the same wall.
This room, however, is large square
one, and there Is no confusion. The
dining tables arc Of all sizes, so that one
can dine alone or parry of dozen Of
more eat ut their table d'hote together.
AS TO decoration, the brightest of color:
arc use in the interior painting of the
hotel, and in some rooms frescocs pre-
vail. Red and sky blue is seen every.
where, and tho floors Of the chamber,
AMI halls arc paved in marble and red
tile. Iwrite this letter in nv bedroom.
There Is no plaster on the ceilings Of
these hotels. ana the great ra!tcrs above
me arc rs blue rs the blucst sky. The
windows arc almost as large as the side
Of ihe room, and they arc kept open day
and night. The led is OF iron, and tho
mattress was never made of feathers. A
framework extends on every Cuban bed.
and we sleepin cages Of coarse lace like
that used for cheap curtains A. home.
Most OF the Caban bed, havs no mat
trcsses. The sheets are stretched on
wire springs. The ret OF the wood
work Of this room is as blue as the raf-
ters, and every room seems TO have ii
own bright color. Cleveland Leader
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

In reviewing the Rev. PniIlips Brooks
"Twe.iy Sermons" the London
Athcr @um marks this difference between
Americans and European poplar
preachers. The American preacher ''use,
the Bible to interpret or TO throw light
upon the facts OF human life, to put.
man and his destiny in their true light.
The other seeks the Interpretation, the
inner meaning OF the Bible. in the facts
and necessities of human life, and what
docs not correspond with these he over.
loads or puts aside Us OF little or no
present moment.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27
Making Use Of Human Bonet.

A curious instance of how deeply old
superstitions are still rooted in remote
parts Of the country is case which has
just been brought before the magistrates
Of Marquct, in the department of Loirct,
in France. A short time ago the grave
digger of Fontenay- sur LONG sail to
some workingmen with whom he was
talking at Fcrrieres factory: perhaps
you think that dead mems bonessare of
no use, but you are mistaken. have
sold some to two women from Ferrieres.
The police. hearing OF this occurrence,
made inquiries, and the following facts
were revealed: Two women from Fer
ricres went TO Fontenay sur-Loing and
asked the gravedigger for some human
bones. AT first he refused, but was soon
persuaded to yield by an ample bride.
The women, who passed in the district
for sorcercsscs, returned home. hiding
the bones for q short tine, and then
burning them and carefully gathering
up the cindcrs, their purpose being to
prepare love draught for young and
pretty couatry lass. who had ordered il
20 rcconquer the heart of lover who
had turned her of. -[C.Iicago Herald.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27
DC usfon About s,o,,c s,fno,

Il Is popularity supposed that snakes
keep all their poison in their sting"
and that the sting enters the body of
the person s,ung, and this communicates
the poison. This Is a mistake for two
reasons. First because the snake has no
sting at all. and second, because the
poison is formed and kept in n gland
near tic eye until used. The snake docs
not sting; he bites. when he bites. tho
teeth act as transmittcr, carrying the
poison from the glanl in the snakes
head 10 the flesh % the being bitten. A
scorpion, wasp or bee has a sting. Tho
thing which in a snake Is called STING
Is simply tongue. This tongue assists
In producing the noise which is called
kissing. Il performs other functions.
also, but IL never has causel and never
can cause the slightest injury to tho flesh
Of any living thing with which il has
como or will come in contact. The ex.
act location Of tho poison gland is lust
back Of and below the eye on each sidc
ofthe head. Tho poison is q thin yellow
fluid, resembling the white OF eggs. This
is the color OF tho poison Of oil known
serpcnts. II Globe Democrat.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

s-srfs ind necktics OF metal are q
new GefmAn invention. Gold. platinum
and silver s,riIs are welded. after the
mosaic style, upon a metal sroaad. pre-
pared by the incandesoent presses. snd
finally elongated by rolling into iOax
sheets orsirips. The oolors are yellow.
red green. white, gray aud back. and
the scarfs, being indesirIotible, are CON-
sidered IL rrac; cal value.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

one Of the rsIess Amcnesn eoins h she
silver dollar Of 1894 A cislx-n q Ia
diana o~as oae. usdoabtsiiy rrs.ins.
for which the late J-.ha 2. Rsymend
offered him. he says. "a high ~ $50 n
has been placed on srhibitios a. an 'n-
tcrcstiag rarity.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

Ia 10 rcpesssd th-s a Aserscsa hss
takes esn'rscs 70 in'redsos Pop ecru
10 the Eaxiish psopis 81 The tssthoe~-
ing Amsriean Esposfisa ia Loadoa sna
has 5000 busi.ols rrsdy - si.rp ever.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

A sssbsssk q eAeisrs tA<s Aas ee-
eurr~l % fhs -ssi cesst - Neslso n.ss
erssfiy epdsarsr ksixens snt Csifasnl.
ssd the oaf ports thsf are -e>rh-9 ~
Wy a the seushern Pete ro.A
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

Flour like milk, though not so much
so. is affected by bad odors Of ony kind,
which il really absorbs. Hence il should
never be kept where vegetables, onions,
etc, or fish. or such odorous things arc
stored. Flour Should always be kept IN
a sweet. drv cool and airy room
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

A lady horticuIturist OF snford, Fla.
has over 100 varieties OF roses in her. gar.
den.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-05-27

a tremendous crop Of peaches is looked
Tor this year